Maxime Vachier-Lagrave vs Alexander Grischuk

GCT Rapid Paris 2017 · Sicilian Defense · 1/2-1/2 in 80 moves

The Game

White Maxime Vachier-Lagrave
Black Alexander Grischuk
Result 1/2-1/2
Event GCT Rapid Paris 2017
Site Paris FRA
Round 2.4
Date 2017.06.21
Opening Sicilian Defense (B56)
Moves 80
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Final Position

The position after the last move · 1/2-1/2

1R6/7k/7p/6p1/8/5b2/2K5/8 b - - 0 80

All The Moves

  1. 1.e4 c5
  2. 2.Nf3 Nc6
  3. 3.Nc3 d6
  4. 4.d4 cxd4
  5. 5.Nxd4 Nf6
  6. 6.f3 e5
  7. 7.Nb3 Be7
  8. 8.Be3 O-O
  9. 9.Qd2 Be6
  10. 10.O-O-O a5
  11. 11.Bb5 Qb8
  12. 12.g4 a4
  13. 13.Nxa4 d5
  14. 14.g5 d4
  15. 15.gxf6 dxe3
  16. 16.Qxe3 Bxf6
  17. 17.Bxc6 bxc6
  18. 18.Nbc5 Bxa2
  19. 19.Nd7 Qd8
  20. 20.Nxf6+ Qxf6
  21. 21.Nb6 Be6
  22. 22.Nxa8 Rxa8
  23. 23.b3 Qe7
  24. 24.Qc3 c5
  25. 25.Kb2 c4
  26. 26.Ra1 Rc8
  27. 27.b4 Rb8
  28. 28.Ra4 h6
  29. 29.Ka3 Qg5
  30. 30.Ra5 Rd8
  31. 31.Rb1 Qg2
  32. 32.b5 Rd2
  33. 33.Rc1 Rf2
  34. 34.Ka2 Rxf3
  35. 35.Qxe5 Qd2
  36. 36.Ra8+ Kh7
  37. 37.Kb1 Qb4+
  38. 38.Qb2 Qc5
  39. 39.Ra4 Qe3
  40. 40.Qb4 Qxe4
  41. 41.b6 Bd5
  42. 42.Ra3 Rf6
  43. 43.Ra5 Bb7
  44. 44.Rb5 Rf3
  45. 45.Qb2 Qc6
  46. 46.Qe5 Rf6
  47. 47.Rb4 c3
  48. 48.Rd1 Qf3
  49. 49.Qd4 Rg6
  50. 50.h4 f5
  51. 51.Qd3 Qf2
  52. 52.Rf1 Qc5
  53. 53.Qb5 Qe7
  54. 54.h5 Rg5
  55. 55.Rb3 Qe6
  56. 56.Rxc3 f4
  57. 57.Qb2 f3
  58. 58.Qb3 Qe2
  59. 59.Qc4 Rb5+
  60. 60.Kc1 Qe5
  61. 61.Rb3 Rc5
  62. 62.Qb4 Qa1+
  63. 63.Rb1 Qe5
  64. 64.Qd2 Qxh5
  65. 65.Qd3+ Kh8
  66. 66.Qd8+ Kh7
  67. 67.Qd3+ Kh8
  68. 68.Rb4 Qg5+
  69. 69.Kb1 Qf6
  70. 70.Qd7 Qc3
  71. 71.Qd8+ Kh7
  72. 72.Qd3+ Qxd3
  73. 73.cxd3 g5
  74. 74.d4 Rf5
  75. 75.d5 Rxd5
  76. 76.Rxf3 Rd1+
  77. 77.Kc2 Bxf3
  78. 78.b7 Rd8
  79. 79.b8=Q Rxb8
  80. 80.Rxb8

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